There aren’t a lot of issues that unite the Biden White House, GOP presidential contenders, and allies of Donald Trump. But one thing that has? The ex-president’s decision to praise Hezbollah, which has been designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the US. The militant group congratulated Hamas on its Saturday attack on Israel and is viewed as the biggest threat to the Jewish state.

Responding to Trump’s description of Hezbollah as “very smart”—as well as to his criticism of US and Israeli officials for warning of a potential Hezbollah attack on Israel from the north—White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates said in a statement that the former president’s remarks were “dangerous and unhinged.” He added: “It’s completely lost on us why any American would ever praise an Iran-backed terrorist organization as ‘smart.’ Or have any objection to the United States warning terrorists not to attack Israel. Especially now as Israel is fighting back against one of the worst acts of mass murder in the country’s history.”